RECENT NEWS

A new research review, conducted by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, has identified that the cognitive areas where women usually have the upper hand over men, such as verbal communication, are those quickest to decline in women as the Alzheimer’s disease progresses.

The Orders of St John Care Trust (OSJCT) has been praised for its dedication to personalised care and Edwardstow Court Care Centre is its newest venture; a 48 bedroom home, divided into small households, so that it feels more like a traditional house, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

Hartford Care has been named a ‘Top 20 Recommended Care Home Group 2018’ in the mid-size category for the third consecutive year.

A care home operator has been fined after the death of a vulnerable patient in one of its residences in Owestry, Shropshire.

National older person’s charity MHA has announced Sam Monaghan as its new chief executive.

A five million pound plus scheme to demolish a nursing home and former hotel and replace them with a state-of-the-art care facility has been approved by the borough council.

Pentwyn Nursing Home in Marshfield, Newport has been sold on behalf of the directors of Pentwyn Care Limited.

Managers of Anchor care homes, which gained an ‘outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), came together for a formal gathering where they each received recognition from CEO Jane Ashcroft.

St Christopher’s Hospice in Bromley will benefit from the award nomination of Baycroft’s Grays Farm Road care home; the Orpington home has been selected as a finalist in the Best New Care Home category of the Pinders Healthcare Design Awards, which includes a £500 donation to a local charity.

Applications are now open for nurses and team leaders across Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife to become part of the specialist team at one of the capital’s newest care homes.

A new care home development in Lichfield celebrates a major milestone with a topping out ceremony; the occasion marked the completion of the latest stage of the 70 bed care home where the final tile was laid.

Glyn Thomas Care Home, located in Immingham, North East Lincolnshire, has been acquired by LeongENT Ltd, a growing care provider with an established care home in Boston, South Lincolnshire.

Filestream has announced that Kingsley Healthcare, a Lowestoft-based care homes group, is using the latest version of its enterprise document management software (EDMS) to ensure GDPR compliance and support the business, which is expected to double in size over the next five years.

Audley Group has exchanged contracts on its 18th Audley Villages site at Scarcroft, West Yorkshire; the vendor is MNI (Scarcroft) Ltd (in administration) represented by FraserCRE acting as LPA Receivers and the agent for the vendor is BNP Paribas Real Estate.

LifeCare Residences has announced the appointment of David Knight as the new general manager of Grove Place.

British Ceramic Tile has made inroads into the care home sector, securing a new contract with luxury care provider Leycester House.

SOCOTEC, formerly ESG, a provider of testing, inspection and compliance services, has recently been accredited by City & Guilds for Legionella training.

Staff at a very sheltered housing development in East Ayrshire are celebrating success after scooping a top food and hygiene accolade.

New Care is the first care home group in the UK to install the Dechoker anti-choking device in all its care centres.

LifeCare Residences has strengthened its food and beverage offering at Battersea Place with the appointment of a new hospitality and butler manager, Matthew Balman, who previously worked for The Royal Household at Buckingham Palace.